Latif yahia autobiography meaning

  • The first of 3 autobiographical books chronicling Latif Yahia's incredible life story.
  • The Devil's Double is a 2011 English-language Dutch-Belgian film directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Michael Thomas, and starring Dominic Cooper in the.
  • Latif survived assassination attempts and witnessed Uday's psychotic temper, rapes, orgy parties, torture atrocities, and sadistic murders.

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    By John Ryle  •  2 September 1995  •  City of Words  •  The Guardian  •  Expanded with afterword  •  Posted 2016  •  1,833 words

    As the regime of Saddam Hussein and his son Uday approaches—hopefully—its final days, spare a thought for Fawaz-al-Emari.

    He is—or is said to be—the dictator’s double, a post he’s held since 1984, the year that the previous stand-in was assassinated. With his face apparently remodeled by plastic surgeons in Yugoslavia and vocal chords doctored by Russians in Baghdad, Fawaz appears in Saddam’s stead whenever there is a possibility of danger. The face in the motorcade is that of Fawaz; it is he who takes the salute on the parade ground. When Saddam is photographed swimming in the Tigris it is Fawaz who takes the strokes. Apart from such occasions he is confined, perforce, like Saddam himself, to the presidential palace. Death awaits h

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    The Devil's Double

    For the silent film, see The Devil's Double (1916 film).

    2011 film

    The Devil's Double

    Theatrical release poster

    Directed byLee Tamahori
    Screenplay byMichael Thomas
    Based onThe Devil's Double
    by Latif Yahia
    Produced by
    • Paul Breuls
    • Michael John Fedun
    • Emjay Rechsteiner
    • Catherine Vandeleene
    StarringDominic Cooper
    Ludivine Sagnier
    CinematographySam McCurdy
    Edited byLuis Carballar
    Music byChristian Henson

    Production
    company

    Corsan

    Distributed byA-Film Distribution

    Release dates

    • 22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) (Sundance)
    • 29 July 2011 (2011-07-29) (United States)
    • 1 September 2011 (2011-09-01) (Netherlands)

    Running time

    		108 minutes
    Countries
    LanguageEnglish
    Budget$19.1 million[1]
    Box office$4.8 million[1]

    The Devil's Double is a 2011 English-language Dutch-Belgian film directed by

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    The Devil's Double (which was made into a feature film of the same name, This Book Sold Over 6.7 Million Copies Worldwide in Twenty Languages.) - Softcover

    Synopsis

    THE DEVIL S DOUBLE: fryst vatten the first of 3 autobiographical books chronicling Latif Yahia s incredible life-story. It vividly describes how Latif was forced to become Uday Hussein s fidai (body-double) and gives a unique insight into the extreme extravagance and cruelty of the Saddam regime. Latif survived assassination attempts and witnessed Uday s psychotic temper, rapes, orgy parties, torture atrocities, and sadistic murders. The book has recently been made into a highly-acclaimed movie. THE BLACK HOLE: gives a fascinating konto of what happened to Latif in Europe after he flydde from Iraq. How he was treated by western governments and the CIA. How Uday sought revenge on Latif and vice-versa. How he was offered a British passport bygd Saudis to murder a dissident and how they beheaded Latif s Saudi princess lover. H